The California Energy Commission proposed approving Agreement ZVI-26-001 with EnCharge LLC for a $5,599,999 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund grant at its Aug. 17 business meeting, according to the commission packet for Item 3k.
The project would install at least 448 Level 2 charging ports at or within a quarter mile of about 87 multifamily housing communities across Southern California and the San Francisco Bay Area, the packet says. It is tied to the commission’s Fuels & Transportation Division and the competitive solicitation GFO-24-604, “Reliable, Equitable, and Accessible Charging for Multi-family Housing 3.0.”
The grant request says the project is meant to expand charging access for multifamily residents, particularly in disadvantaged, low-income and affordable housing communities. It also says EnCharge would use local load management, streamlined installation design and resident engagement as part of a replicable deployment model.
The agreement term would run from Aug. 17, 2026, to March 31, 2028. The scope calls for site planning, equipment procurement, construction, energization and commissioning, along with monthly calls, quarterly progress reports, maintenance and uptime obligations, semiannual charger inventory reporting, utilization and greenhouse-gas intensity reporting, and a data-sharing agreement with the charging network provider.
The grant packet says staff found the project categorically exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act, citing sections 15301, 15303 and 15304 of the state CEQA guidelines because the work would take place at existing paved parking spaces and is described as a minor alteration with no significant environmental effect.
The materials reviewed for Item 3k include the proposed resolution, grant request form and scope of work. The agenda packet does not fill in vote tallies in the resolution text provided, so the final roll call was not evident in the supporting documents reviewed.
